diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 6e139111fdb2..22b289a3b1c4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -661,16 +661,16 @@ set_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int val)
 	server->ops->set_credits(server, val);
 }
 
-static inline __u64
+static inline __le64
 get_next_mid64(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
-	return server->ops->get_next_mid(server);
+	return cpu_to_le64(server->ops->get_next_mid(server));
 }
 
 static inline __le16
 get_next_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
-	__u16 mid = get_next_mid64(server);
+	__u16 mid = server->ops->get_next_mid(server);
 	/*
 	 * The value in the SMB header should be little endian for easy
 	 * on-the-wire decoding.
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index f1cefc9763ed..689f035915cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
 static int
 check_smb2_hdr(struct smb2_hdr *hdr, __u64 mid)
 {
+	__u64 wire_mid = le64_to_cpu(hdr->MessageId);
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that this really is an SMB, that it is a response,
 	 * and that the message ids match.
 	 */
 	if ((*(__le32 *)hdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_PROTO_NUMBER) &&
-	    (mid == hdr->MessageId)) {
+	    (mid == wire_mid)) {
 		if (hdr->Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_SERVER_TO_REDIR)
 			return 0;
 		else {
@@ -51,11 +53,11 @@ check_smb2_hdr(struct smb2_hdr *hdr, __u64 mid)
 		if (*(__le32 *)hdr->ProtocolId != SMB2_PROTO_NUMBER)
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "Bad protocol string signature header %x\n",
 				 *(unsigned int *) hdr->ProtocolId);
-		if (mid != hdr->MessageId)
+		if (mid != wire_mid)
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "Mids do not match: %llu and %llu\n",
-				 mid, hdr->MessageId);
+				 mid, wire_mid);
 	}
-	cifs_dbg(VFS, "Bad SMB detected. The Mid=%llu\n", hdr->MessageId);
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "Bad SMB detected. The Mid=%llu\n", wire_mid);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int length)
 {
 	struct smb2_hdr *hdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)buf;
 	struct smb2_pdu *pdu = (struct smb2_pdu *)hdr;
-	__u64 mid = hdr->MessageId;
+	__u64 mid = le64_to_cpu(hdr->MessageId);
 	__u32 len = get_rfc1002_length(buf);
 	__u32 clc_len;  /* calculated length */
 	int command;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 93fd0586f9ec..96b5d40a2ece 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ smb2_find_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, char *buf)
 {
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid;
 	struct smb2_hdr *hdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)buf;
+	__u64 wire_mid = le64_to_cpu(hdr->MessageId);
 
 	spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(mid, &server->pending_mid_q, qhead) {
-		if ((mid->mid == hdr->MessageId) &&
+		if ((mid->mid == wire_mid) &&
 		    (mid->mid_state == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
 		    (mid->command == hdr->Command)) {
 			spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
index ce858477002a..70867d54fb8b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct smb2_hdr {
 	__le16 CreditRequest;  /* CreditResponse */
 	__le32 Flags;
 	__le32 NextCommand;
-	__u64  MessageId;	/* opaque - so can stay little endian */
+	__le64 MessageId;
 	__le32 ProcessId;
 	__u32  TreeId;		/* opaque - so do not make little endian */
 	__u64  SessionId;	/* opaque - so do not make little endian */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 5111e7272db6..d4c5b6f109a7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ smb2_mid_entry_alloc(const struct smb2_hdr *smb_buffer,
 		return temp;
 	else {
 		memset(temp, 0, sizeof(struct mid_q_entry));
-		temp->mid = smb_buffer->MessageId;	/* always LE */
+		temp->mid = le64_to_cpu(smb_buffer->MessageId);
 		temp->pid = current->pid;
 		temp->command = smb_buffer->Command;	/* Always LE */
 		temp->when_alloc = jiffies;